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Fitting an electric oven

Hi,

If we fit an electric oven ourselves - will our home insurance policy still cover it or do all appliances like this need fitted by an electrician to provide a safety certificate?

Thanks for your help!
Mandy

Comments

  • Ectophile
    Ectophile Posts: 8,601 Forumite
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    I've never yet seen an insurance policy where the company asks or cares who installed an appliance.

    Smaller single ovens generally just plug into a 13A socket these days. Bigger ones need wiring into a cooker point. Assuming that the cooker point is already there, you just need to be competent to connect the 3 wires.
    If it sticks, force it.
    If it breaks, well it wasn't working right anyway.
  • Mr.Generous
    Mr.Generous Posts: 4,061 Forumite
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    What he said above.
    Mr Generous - Landlord for more than 10 years. Generous? - Possibly but sarcastic more likely.
  • prosaver
    prosaver Posts: 7,026 Forumite
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    just say the certificate must have got burnt in the fire, when you claim.:D
    “Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
    ― George Bernard Shaw
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